Comment: Emoquette caused terrible abdominal pain for me. I originally was on Desogen, then Apri, and lastly Emoquette. After taking Emoquette, I experienced horrible abdominal pain and could barely sit without feeling pain. After a few months of taking it in hopes it would get better, I stopped. Emoquette and Desogen are not the same! I do not recommend this pill.

Comment:Emoquette caused terrible abdominal pain for me. I originally was on Desogen, then Apri, and lastly Emoquette. After taking Emoquette, I experienced horrible abdominal pain and could barely sit without feeling pain. After a few months of taking it in hopes it would get better, I stopped. Emoquette and Desogen are not the same! I do not recommend this pill.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Comment: I've been on oral birth control for 4 years, I'm 20 years old & small. I was switched without my consent by my doctors from Reclipsen to Emoquette. I LOVED Reclipsen, worked great for me. Since being on Emoquette I've gotten Hypertension, chronic migraines, chest pain, problems breathing, a heart attack, slurred speech, constant yeast infections, fainting, nausea, major vision prob
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Comment:I've been on oral birth control for 4 years, I'm 20 years old & small. I was switched without my consent by my doctors from Reclipsen to Emoquette. I LOVED Reclipsen, worked great for me. Since being on Emoquette I've gotten Hypertension, chronic migraines, chest pain, problems breathing, a heart attack, slurred speech, constant yeast infections, fainting, nausea, major vision problems.
The doctors had no clue until recently that these MAJOR problems were SIDE EFFECTS from birth control. Other birth controls have a few side effects where Emoquette has pages & pages of serious ones because of the hormone Desogestrel they use in it. Emoquette had more severe effects on my body than good, once I recover i am hoping to get back on my old birth control that i loved. :(
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Reviewer: user19, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Comment: I was recently placed on Emoquette after experiencing break-through bleeding with other birth control. I switched from lutera to ortho tri- to vestura. Emoquette is the fourth type of birth control I have been prescribed. I started the pack about a week and a half ago, and have been experiencing pretty intense acne. I'm not normally the time to have skin issues; however, since being placed on
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Comment:I was recently placed on Emoquette after experiencing break-through bleeding with other birth control. I switched from lutera to ortho tri- to vestura. Emoquette is the fourth type of birth control I have been prescribed. I started the pack about a week and a half ago, and have been experiencing pretty intense acne. I'm not normally the time to have skin issues; however, since being placed on this medicine my skin has flared up. This is the only side effect I have noticed thus far. I've been reading a lot about weight gain and breast tenderness, and so far I've not experienced any of these effects. I hope that my skin will eventually clear up with consistent use of this medication. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I switched from Aviane to emoquette in order to better control my moods, and it has done the complete opposite. I have felt extremely nauseous and have even thrown up multiple times. By breasts are extremely tender and I have gone up a full cup size in bras. My mood swings are only getting worse and it has made me feel very depressed and anxious. I will be switching off of this medicine immediatel
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Comment:I switched from Aviane to emoquette in order to better control my moods, and it has done the complete opposite. I have felt extremely nauseous and have even thrown up multiple times. By breasts are extremely tender and I have gone up a full cup size in bras. My mood swings are only getting worse and it has made me feel very depressed and anxious. I will be switching off of this medicine immediately. Hide Full Comment

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